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The Gospel of Redemptive Activity
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Mark
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generally accepted as the first gospel to be written
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Mark
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the cause of renewed interest
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Mark
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Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria also associate
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Mark
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gospel with Peter’s preaching
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Mark
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Many stories are vivid first-hand like accounts, supporting Peter’s involvement.
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Mark
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was a companion of Paul and Barnabas on the first missionary journey.
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Mark
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He deserts them but is later mentioned favorably by Paul
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Mark
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He is spoken of with affection by Peter in 1 Peter
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Mark
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was not altogether significant in his own right, why fabricate his authorship.
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Mark
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Written in Rome to meet the needs of the church there
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Mark
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Written for non-Jewish readership
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Mark
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Jewish customs are explained
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Mark
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Latin technical terms are used, and Aramaic (the language of hearth and home in Jewish Palestine) phrases are translated into Greek
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Mark
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Clement claims Mark was written under Peter’s dictation
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Mark
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. Irenaeus says after Peter and Paul were both dead. Scholars are divided suggesting the 50's and 60's as the most probable time periods.
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Mark
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to preserve Peter’s story
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Mark
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To present Jesus as a real human being (vs docetism).
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Mark
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To present Jesus as a man of action and immediacy
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Mark
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To emphasize Jesus’ power and authority
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Mark
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To use in evangelism. To use in catechism and instruction.
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Mark
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The best manuscripts of Mark end at
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16:8
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These manuscripts were not available in 1611 when the KJV was compiled.
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Mark
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The symbol of Mark’s gospel is a
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lion
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The Gospel of the Messiah and the New People of God
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Matthew
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Matthew was a disciple and an eye-witness of the events he describes
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Matthew
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Papias tells us who wrote logia in Hebrew or Aramaic
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Matthew
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gospel is the most Jewish of the four
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Matthew
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It is Hebrew in style and interpretation
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Matthew
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demonstrates skillful organization, giving credence to the belief that Matthew was a tax collector
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Matthew
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Subsequent to Mark
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Matthew
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Some suggest that because it appears to have been written to evangelize Jews it was probably written after AD 70 when the separation between church and synagogue had widened
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Matthew
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Probably written from Palestine or Syria, possibly Antioch, to meet the needs of Jewish Christians and converts in that region
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Matthew
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The recipients were most likely Jews
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Matthew
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divides Jesus’ teachings into five major discourses
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Matthew
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There is a strong ethical content as Jesus is likened unto Moses
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Matthew
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Jesus’s fulfillment of OT law and messianic prophecy is emphasized
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Matthew
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He traces Jesus’ genealogy to Abraham.
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Matthew
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The Jewish designation of God as “Father in Heaven” appears repeatedly
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Matthew
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The symbol of Matthew’s gospel is a human being or an
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angel
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makes careful use of secular history to set the story of Jesus in a clear historical context.
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Luke
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The Gospel of Historical Certainty
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Luke
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was probably a Gentile or a Hellenistic Jew
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Luke
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He writes in highly cultured, polished Greek–the best in the NT.
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Luke
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who was a companion of Paul on the 2nd and 3rd missionary journeys, is the author of this gospel.
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Luke
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He is also the author of Acts
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Luke
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Both books are addressed to an individual named Theophilus.
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Luke
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referred to by Paul as “the beloved physician” suggesting that he was a physician
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Luke
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Slightly after Mark
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Luke
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Some scholars suggest the years prior to AD 67 as a probable date. Apparently written before Paul’s death.
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Luke
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Many take it, then, that Luke was written in Rome for the mixed audience (Jews and Gentiles) of Christians and converts there.
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Luke
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Universality, the inclusion of Gentiles–note that Luke extends Jesus’ genealogy back to Adam rather than Abraham,
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Luke
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Jesus’ concern with social outcasts
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Luke
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special concern for the role of women in Jesus’ ministry
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Luke
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Jesus portrayed as a man of prayer
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Luke
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emphasis on the role of the Holy Spirit
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Luke
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The symbol of Luke’s gospel is a
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bull or ox
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The Gospel of Believing in Jesus for Eternal Life
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John
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a gospel of enormous theological profundity
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John
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the beloved disciple
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John
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Written by the Apostle
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John
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in Ephesus near the close of the first century (80's or 90's) to meet the needs of the mixed congregation of Christians and converts there
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John
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Judaism, Aramaic may well have been the author’s native tongue
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John
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The gospel contains vivid details an geographical information about Jerusalem prior to AD 70.
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John
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a disciple of Polycarp–who was himself a disciple of John, affirms John’s authorship of the 4th gospel.
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Irenaeus
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Expands the length of Jesus’ ministry to include 4 Passovers
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John
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largely omits the parables and the theme of the Kingdom of God
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John
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emphasized Jesus’ Judean ministry more than the synoptics. Unique to John is the reference to Jesus as the Word (logos) of God
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John
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As with Matthew, long extended discourses, this time punctuated by questions and objections,
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John
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John tends to paraphrase more than the synoptics
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John
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emphasis on the Father-Son relationship
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John
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Jesus is the revelatory Word
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John
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by election and belief some people experience the regeneration of the Holy Spirit so that they come into saving knowledge of God through Christ,
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John
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God’s gift to those who believe is eternal life
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John
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clearly refutes the tenets of Gnosticism.
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John
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The symbol of John’s gospel is an
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eagle
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